“The secretary
of our homeowners association brought his HomeTownShopping Guide to our
meeting, showed it to everyone and asked if they all had received one.
Everyone thought it was a nice gift; they all liked it and were very happy
with it. - Doug Harrison, President - Hunt Club Homeowners Association
"I was pleased
that this book was available for all of our residents in the Sanctuary. We
received some nice comments; some wished they had the opportunity to advertise
in it and will in the future. The head of our welcoming committee is very
pleased to be able to give them to our new residents." - George Chatley,
President - Sanctuary on Spruce Creek Homeowners Association
"We were
actually trying to come up with something like this HomeTownShopping Guide to
give to our homeowners and our new residents and you saved us the trouble. Our
residents really liked it; everything we've heard has been very positive. I wish
something like this had been available when we first moved to this area.
Feedback from long-time residents has been that they have discovered useful
resources that they never knew existed, even though they have lived here for
years. One resident called the Guide " a voyage of discovery". The response we
got is so encouraging that I would be happy to recommend it to any Association
President or business owner." - Richard Garreau, President - Steeplechase
Homeowners Association
"An Association
would have to be pretty stupid to say no. The HomeTownShopping Guide is very
nice, useful for our residents, you're putting our homeowners information in it,
and it's free! What's not to like? I’ve heard all positive comments from
neighbors. We love ours; I have it right next to our telephone in the kitchen
and it’s very handy. I just looked at it today for some new businesses to try."
- Bob Smith, President - Sun Lake Estates Homeowners Association
"We saw the
HomeTownShopping Guide's potential from the very beginning. We use it in our
own house and it has helped us on more than one occasion. We believe in it so
much that we recommended all the businesses that we personally work with, in our
nursery and landscaping business, to be on the page with us. We would like to
see you increase the coverage to 1000 homes a month." - Mike Butcher, Owner -
Butcher's Nursery
"We got about
8-10 calls in the winter about our local jet ski membership offer from the 1st
edition of the HomeTownShopping Guide, so we were happy about that. We use ours
all the time: my wife has it all filled out with our important personal and
business phone numbers written in it and has it sitting right by our phone. She
has also overheard people talking about it at the "Y" (YMCA)." - Shawn Weddle,
Owner - Southside Jetski
"We use the
HomeTownShopping Guide in our own home. It's really a nice book and comes in
handy for us, especially since we're fairly new to the area. We are happy to be
a part of it and to display it here at the "Y" - Mark Thornell, Executive
Director -YMCA
"I have been
very impressed with the positive response I have received from people in the
communities where the Guides have been delivered. Since past customers,
colleagues in the business and others have recognized me from the ad, it
indicates to me that people are actually using the books. I am constantly
looking for a source of advertising where I get the best value for my money and
it appears I have found it. This is not going to be thrown away like mailers,
flyers or newspaper ads. It is interactive with the consumer; they can
personalize it and store their own information, which means they are more likely
to keep it handy. I have been approached by other businesses asking me to have
HomeTownShopping contact them about advertising in future Guides." Tim Sykes,
Realtor - Prudential Transact Realty
"I gave a book
to a new resident of Ponce Inlet and the next day his wife came in to thank me
for giving her husband the wonderful gift (HomeTownShopping Guide). They were
new to the area and she raved about how nice it was for new residents." - Donna
Reczek, Owner - Fishin' Shack
